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Jan. 24, 1928.

H. v. MARSH BOX Filed March 15, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet A1 Jan. 24, 1928.1,656,919

H. v. MARSH BOX Filed March 13, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 f4 24 w56 c55 /J5/ 55)/ l I I /rj- 2/ zo Z/ 20 /l /1 m50 J0 /Ue/"o/ ffm@ f/azyh, 15Jr//l i r l Afro/'He PATENT OFFICE.

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Appliltlonled latch 13, 1925. Serial Io. 15,261.

The present invention relates to containers and particularly to boxesadapted to be made from cardboard or similar material. The

invention resides particularly in the employ` ment of an insert or innerseal for a box and a box construction with respect thereto, suchconstruction including in one of the forms, a sgpt forming means.

ong the objects of the invention are the following z- The rovision of anovel box structure comprising a removable or partly removable top inassociation with an insert or inner sealing portion;

The combination with a box of an insert member adapted to provide aspout;

A novel reinforced box structure including a removable or partlyremovable cover in association with a spout member adapted to rovide apouring spout;

yhe combination of an unique box structure havin a hinged cover incombination with a reinforcing member providing a spout and locking thecover in open position when such spout is in use.

These, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, are obtained bythe novel construction, combination and arrangement of the severalelements which constitute the embodiments of the invention hereindisclosed.

Two sheets of drawing are submitted and are hereby made a part of thisapplication.

In the drawing Figure 1 comprises a perspective view of one embodimentof the invention.

Figure 2 comprises a side view partly in section and part-ly inelevation showing the box illustrated in Figure 1 with its top sectionremoved.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a second form of the invention.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank used for forming the exteriorportion of the box illustrated in Figure 3.

Fi re 5 is a plan view of the blank used for t e inner member employedin said box.

Figure 6 is a detail partly in perspective illustrating the spoutstructure, the full lines showing the spout in extended position, andthe dotted lines disclosing the manner of tfflding the spout preliminaryto closing the x. Figure 7 is a plan view of a blank used for theproduction of the form of box shown in Figure 3, saidblank beingdesigned to be folded to produce the complete box, having both inner andouter sections.

Like. reference characters are used to designate sinnlar parts in thedrawings and `1n the description which follows.

Reference should be had first to Figures 1 and 2 illustrative of oneembodiment of the invention. In this form of the invention an outer'orbox member A is employed in con- Junction with an inner sealing orreinforcing member B.

The box member comprises a blank of con# ventional form comprising sides10, ends 11, top 12, bottom 13 and the usual extension flap for securingthe end l1 to a side 10. The extension flap is not disclosed in thedrawing.

`Upo'n each of the ends 11 is a fold-over extension 14 which extensionis adapted to securely seal the top and bottom of the container inconjunction with extension members 15 secured to sides 10. As is usualin box construction, the liaps 14 are folded over and glued to one ofsaid extension members 15 and the second extension 15 folded over andmade to adhere to the first of said extensions 15, thereby forming inone instance the top 12 and in the other instance the bottom 13.

A continuous score 16 extends the entire length of the blank andincludes both sides 10, both ends 11 and the tiap adapted to seal one ofthe ends to one of the sides to give a rigid structure.

The blank thus provided is folded in the usual way at the proper stageof manufacture, but during the process of folding, either before the top12 and the bottom 13 is produced, or after one thereof is provided, theinsert member B is placed within the box. Insert member B comprises sidemembers 17 corresponding substantially but being of slight-ly less widththan sides 10 of box A, and end members 18 corresponding to end members11 but being of slightly less width.

A flap is provided upon a side 17 or an end 18 whereby one of said sidesmay be secured to one of said ends preliminary to insertion in box A.

The height of member B is slightly less than of the internal dimensionof box A so that it may be readily inserted into box A and the top andbottom 12 and 13 of box A formed without diiiiculty.

When the box is filled and sealed, it presents an air tight structure.In order to open it, the thumb nail or some sharp instrumentality ismade to follow the score line 16 detaching the top 12 includingr thatportion of the sides 10 and 11 above the score 16 from the remainder ofthe box A. The cover is then lifted off and the contents of the box maybe removed as required. The cover is adapted to be replaced from time totime until the box is discarded.

In Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 a second form of the invention is illustrated.A box C having av cover portion D and an insert E is provided. Box C andcover D are integrally formed and cover D is preferably7 hinged to box Cas hereinafter described, but of course may be modified as to its mannerof connection to the box C. It may be made of greater or less dimensionthan illustrated or adapted to open in a direction other than thatshown.

The box C comprises sides 2O and ends 21 and an extension flap 22 whichmay be coextensive with the sides 20 and which is adapted to adhesivelysecure one of the ends 21 to the opposite side 20. Sides 2O are providedwith extensions 23 divided by a score 24, such score 24 extending fromthe fold line of side 20 vertically to the outside margin of saidextension 23. Ends 21 are provided With extensions 25. In each of sides20. an oblique line of perforations 28 is provided, and these extendfrom the internal end of the score 24 toward one another and to the edgeof intermediately disposed side 20. Perforations 26 are parallel whenthe box is in folded position.

Upon the end 21 intermediate perforations 23 is a line of perforations27 extending from the ends of the perforations 28 horizontally acrosssaid end 21. The perforations can be placed at the opposite end When sodesired.

The box is folded and adhesive material applied to the ap 22 in order togive the box its rectangular configuration in the usual manner. One endmay be sealed before the insert E is placed Within the outer container Cor insert E may be put in position before either end of the box C issealed up.

The insert E comprises sides 30 and ends 31 slightly narrower and ofless height than.

the sides 20 and ends 21 of box C. l An extension 32 for adhesivelysecuring one of said ends 30 to one of said sides 31 is provided.

Upon one of the sides 30 and the adjacent end 31, an extension flapcomprising three sections is provided. That portion of the extension 31just described upon the side 30 comprises a generally rectangular member33, and in the form disclosed, of slightly less length than the cover D.The sections of the extension referred to upon the end 31 a quartersegment of material, one bounded on one side by the score lineseparating end 31 from section 35 and the other bounded upon the otherside by the score line separating extension 33 from section 34. A scoreline 36 divides section 34 from section 35 and said sections are ofsubstantially the same size.

Having secured end 3l to the opposite side 30 by the use of adhesiveupon the extension 32, the member E is placed Within the container C andthe latter filled and sealed. An air tight package is thus provided,such package being adapted to be opened by using the thumb or lingernail or a sharpinstrumentality on the perforate lines 28 and 27. Thisdetaches` the cover D so that it may be folded back on the score lines24 to provide a hinged cover for box C.

That portion of insert IC including the extensions 33, 34 and 35 isdirectly beneath the openingr formed in container C by tilting upwardlysaid cover. By lifting extension 33 with the finger or thumb, its freeend is made to engage the cover D to force such cover backwardly and outof the Way as a spout is conjointly formed of the extensions 33. 34 and35` as illustrated in Figure (i. ln that particular ligure, the cover Dis forced back more than its normal position for the purpose ofdisclosing its structural details, but said cover ordinarily rests uponthe contiguous edge of extension 33 and remains in open position untilthe extensions and 34 are inwardly folded upon the score 3G andextension 33 folded downwardly thereover. The box C may bc continued inuse as long as desired, and at all times provides a` sanitary andsuhstalitially air tight container.

It is quite manifest from the description here given and from thedrawings that the cover D may be of various'l sizes and could be made toopen in directions other than those here shown.

The blanks for box C and insert E may be conjointly cut as an integralstrip with the elimination of flap 32. When this is done, the blank forinsert l] is folded over the blank box C attheir juncture, the box Cfolded in the usual manner, and adhesive is applied to strip 22 in thecustomary way. rIhis manner of folding and gluing eliminates severalfolding and one gluing operation.

Instead of employing an outer box section as shown in Figure 4, and alining therefor, as shown in Figure 5, to produce the complete boxstructure shown in Figure 3, the entire box, including the lining, maybe formed from a single blank, in which case the blank has the formindicated in Figure 7. For convenience of description the same referencecharacters are employed to indicate the main parts of the integral blankas are employed in reference to two blanks shown in Figures 4 and 5.

It will be noted, however, that since the blank is integral, theextension ap 22, shown in Figure 4, is omitted, as well as the extensionflap 32 shown on the blank in Figure 5. Instead a continuous section ofmaterial is employed with a score 100, while a single extension flap 101is provided on the end of the integral blank.

The blank shown in Figure 7 is folded on all of the transverse scoresuntil an open ended box structure, having double thlck: ness walls, isformed. It is folded double on the score 100 iirst, and then folded withthe lining portion inwardly, until a double layer box is formed. Theextension flap 101 is then inserted between the inner and outer box andadhesively secured in place to hold the folded blank together. Theportions 33, 34 and 35, are then folded inwardly, and the end extensionson the outer box portions also folded in place. The end extensionson-the outer box are then adhesively secured to each other, care beingexercised to prevent adhesion to the end portions 33 to 35 on the innerbox section.

When the box is to ,be used as a container, it is obviously iilledbefore the top portion is sealed. In this event the lower end portionsare adhesively secured in place, the box filled, and the upper or topextensions then sealed in lace. The manner of opening the containershown in Figure 3 is referred to more in detail.

I claim 1. In a box, an outer wall, an inner member disposed adjacentsaid wall, said inner member conforming in shape with said outer wallwith which it is integrally formed, and extensions on said inner membercreased to define a spout.

2. In a box, an outer wall, an inner member, disposed adjacent saidwall, said inner member conforming in shape with said outer wall withwhich it is integrally formed, creases in said inner member forming acollapsible spout there being perforations in said outer wall to providea readily liftable cover to selectively maintain said spout in itscollapsed position.

3. A box comprising an outer member having perforations permitting theseparation of a top section therefrom, an inner member and means on saidinner member effective to Y form a foldable spout collapsible beneathsaid to section.

4. A ox comprising an outer member having perforations permitting theseparation of a top section therefrom, an inner member defining acollapsible extension telescopic within said top, said top being hingedto normally register with said extension in its collapsed position.

5. A box comprising an outer member having perforations permitting theseparation of a top section therefrom, an inner member defining anadjustable spout arranged for disposition within said to said spoutbeing operable to maintain said top removed when said spout is in itsoperative position.

6. A blank creased to form a box having outer and inner Walls, certainof said outer walls being perforated to provide a hinged top, anextension on said inner walls creased to define a spout adapted to bedisposed within the opening created by the removal of said hinged top.

7. A container formed from a single blank of material, comprising innerand outer sections, the inner section being provided with sides and atop portion, and the outer section provided with sides and top andbottom portions, one of said sides in said outer portion havingperforations there across, the contiguous sides having perforations incontinuity therewith, and the top members thereof being scored from thepoint where the perforations on the contiguous sides terminate, the topportion on the inner box section and the perforations on the outer boxsection being so disposed in relationship to one another that thesevering of the material along the line of such' perforations permitsthe formation of a hinged top for theouter box section with the topportion on the inner box section disposed immediately below, said topportion being adapted to be folded into the same plane as its associatedsides to form a spout for the container.

8. A container as defined in claim 7 and in which the top portion of theinterior section has an arcuate edge to permit of the ready withdrawalof the resulting spout, said spout functioning to support the tiltedportion of the outer box.

HARRY V. MARSH.

